15 Bible Verses about Love to Christ

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John 15:12-13

This is my commandment, that you may love one another, as I loved you. No one has greater love than this, that he may lay down his soul for his friends.

1 John 4:20

If any one may say, I love God with divine love, and may hate his brother, he is a liar: for the one not loving his brother whom he has seen, with divine love, is not able to love God, whom he has not seen, with divine love.

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Love to Christ » Should be » Ardent

Love to Christ » The wicked destitute of

Love to Christ » Manifested in » Obeying him

Love to Christ » Manifested in » Ministering to him

Matthew 25:40

And the King responding will say unto them, Truly I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did these things to one of the least of these my brethren, you did them unto me.

Matthew 27:55

And many women were there looking on from a distance, who followed Jesus from Galilee to minister unto Him,

Love to Christ » Should be » Even unto death

Love to Christ » They who have » Are loved by Christ

Love to Christ » Promises to

Love to Christ » Exhibited by God

John 5:20

For the Father loveth the Son, and showeth Him all things which He doeth; and will show Him greater things than these, in order that you may be astonished.

Love to Christ » They who have » Are loved by the father

Love to Christ » His personal excellence is deserving of

Love to Christ » Manifested in » Seeking him

Love to Christ » Should be » With the soul

Love to Christ » Should be » Unquenchable

Love to Christ » Want of, denounced

Love to Christ » A characteristic of saints

Love to Christ » His love to us a motive to

Love to Christ » Exemplified » Joseph of arimathea

Matthew 27:57-60

And it being evening, a rich man came from Arimathea, whose name was Joseph, who himself also was a disciple to Jesus. He having come to Pilate, begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded that the body should be given: and Joseph having received the body, wrapped it in clean linen, read more.
and placed it in a new sepulcher, which he hewed in the rock: and having rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulcher, departed.

Love to Christ » Increase of, to be prayed for

Love to Christ » Should be » Sincere

Love to Christ » Pray for grace to those who have

Love to Christ » Decrease of, rebuked

Love to Christ » Manifested in » Preferring him to all others

Love to Christ » Manifested in » Taking up the cross for him

Love to Christ » Exemplified » Peter

John 21:15-17

Then when they took breakfast, Jesus says to Simon Peter; Simon, the son of Jonah, dost thou love me with divine love more than these? He says to Him, Yes, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee as a friend. He says to him; Feed my lambs. Again He says to him a second time, Simon, the son of Jonah, do you love me with divine love? He says to Him; Thou knowest that I love thee as a friend. He says to him; Shepherdize my sheeplings. He says to him a third time; Simon, the son of Jonah, do you love me as a friend? Peter was grieved, because He said to him the third time, Do you love me as a friend? And he says to Him, Lord, thou knowest all things; and thou dost understand that I love thee as a friend. He says to Him, Feed my sheeplings.

Love to Christ » Should be » Supreme

Love to Christ » Exhibited by saints

Love to Christ » Exemplified » Mary magdalene

John 20:11

And Mary was standing at the sepulcher without, weeping: then while she was weeping, she looked into the sepulcher;

Love to Christ » They who have » Enjoy communion with God and Christ

Love to Christ » Exemplified » Certain women

Luke 23:28

And Jesus turning to them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and your children.

Love to Christ » Exemplified » Thomas

John 11:16

Then Thomas, called Didymus, said to his fellow-disciples; Let us go too, that we may die with Him.

Love to Christ » Exemplified » Paul

Love to Christ » Exemplified » Penitent woman

Luke 7:47

Therefore I say unto thee, her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but he to whom little is forgiven, loveth little.

Love to Christ » Should be » In proportion to our mercies

Luke 7:47

Therefore I say unto thee, her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but he to whom little is forgiven, loveth little.

Love to Christ » An evidence of adoption

John 8:42

Jesus said to them; If God were your Father, you would love me: for I came out from God, and I return; for I have not spoken from myself, but He sent me.

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